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BECOMING TECH ALLIES: 24 TARGETS FOR THE EU-US TRADE & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL BY 2024
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FOREWORD
Digital knows no borders, and as we face bigger and bigger global
challenges – cyber security, data ownership and access, climate
change, supply chain shortages, online responsibilities – there has
never been a more pressing time for international cooperation.
Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) or the
Internet of Things, and new ways of living and working – unlocked
by connectivity and data – are an exciting opportunity that
we cannot miss. We are at the perfect time and place to steer
them in an ever more positive direction, so that technological
advancements can be a force for good, supporting our citizens to
prosper and lead better lives. At the same time, they come with
serious responsibilities we should not bear lightly.
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Together, the EU and US make up more A promising initiative like the EU-US
than 40% of global GDP. What we do Trade and Technology Council can make
together matters. a difference – if we manage to avoid
the pitfalls of previous bilateral and
On the first anniversary of the Biden multilateral negotiations. Almost ten
administration, and with the French years later, the failure of the Transatlantic
Presidency underway, a great deal Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
of work has been done to repair the is still fresh in our minds. Despite a new,
transatlantic relationship, following four determined leadership, the World Trade
years of divergence. Organization (WTO) continues to struggle
with relevance. We cannot afford another
The launch of the EU-US Trade and empty talking shop, or we risk losing
Technology Council (TTC) in June 2021 citizens’ trust – we need to act now.
marked a transatlantic cooperation
reboot, setting a more purposeful From setting common standards for
direction to our trade and technology trustworthy AI to better aligning on
policy decisions to benefit first and competition policies, to renewing fair data
foremost people. Europe and the United and privacy agreements, European and
States already share a diplomatic and American citizens alike can benefit from a
40%
military alliance; it is time that we become dynamic transatlantic cooperation.
tech allies as well.
A stronger cooperation on cybersecurity,
2022 starts on a high note of urgency from cloud to connected devices, will
to jump-start the TTC and deliver on its allow data to flow more securely across Together, the EU and
promises. Concrete actions are needed the Atlantic, to the benefit of consumers US make up more
to maintain the momentum before the and medical research. A better than 40% of global
European and American elections in alignment around competition policies GDP.
2024. has the potential to offer consumers
on both sides a better choice of digital
The time has come for Europe and the US services. A stronger cooperation around
to find concrete solutions to boost their semiconductors can curb the disruption of
technological strengths, collaborate global supply chains.
on setting the governance of the
Digital Decade, and defend the open, With this paper, we contribute concrete
rules-based trading system. ideas for what the TTC should achieve by
the next US Presidential and European
The rollout of AI systems has been spurred elections in 2024, and offer a clear
up by the Covid-19 pandemic. Hostile roadmap, supported with success
foreign cyberattacks have increasingly indicators for the short and medium term,
become a source of concern to both the to each of its Working Groups.
EU and US as the situation on Ukraine’s
eastern border continues to heat up. The window of opportunity for progress is
closing. Let’s get working.
The importance of technological
innovation speaks for itself. Policymakers
are realising the crucial role of AI and
new technologies to bring down CO2
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
emissions and save the planet. Young
Director General
tech innovators in Europe and the US DIGITALEUROPE
are struggling with barriers of regulatory
fragmentation to scale up and expand
overseas, despite belonging to a sector –
the digital economy – that grows two and
a half times faster than any other.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Foreword 02
Table of contents 04
Part 1 - Becoming tech allies: 24 targets by 2024 07
Part 2 - Our recommendations:
Short-term success indicators per Working Group 19
Working Group 1 – Technology standards 20
Working Group 2 – Climate and green tech 25
Working Group 3 – Secure supply chains 26
Working Group 4 – ICT security and competitiveness 27
Working group 5 – Data governance and technology platforms 28
Working Group 6 – Misuse of technology 29
Working Group 7 – Export controls 30
Working Group 8 – Investment screening 31
Working Group 9 – Promoting SME access to and use
of digital tools 32
Working Group 10 – Global trade challenges 34
Acknowledgments 35
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In our 2019 manifesto for a stronger digital When applied to existing fora such as the Trade
Europe, DIGITALEUROPE set ambitious key and Technology Council, developing a workplan
performance indicators (KPIs) to measure based on concrete KPIs will ensure that the TTC
Europe’s digital success. This approach is laser-focused on the most important issues
has since been mirrored in the European and delivers tangible progress and benefits to
Commission’s own Digital Decade strategy, citizens on both sides of the Atlantic.
launched in 2021, which outlines similar targets
for digital transformation to be achieved by the 2024 will be a pivotal year for transatlantic
whole continent by 2030. relations, as both the current US administration
and the European Commission will reach the
Setting up, monitoring, and reporting on specific end of their mandates. As an expression of both
targets and success indicators allows not only executive bodies, the TTC has a responsibility
for greater transparency and accountability, but to use this relatively short time wisely.
also for periodically re-assessing and adjusting Keeping such a close timeframe is a further
course as needed. This is key to better respond encouragement to focus on ambitious yet
to an ever-evolving technological and societal achievable goals.
landscape.
These KPIs should follow the seven key
As digital knows no borders, EU and US principles we first outlined in our manifesto,
policymakers should consider collaborating on grouped under the acronym “DIGITAL”:
joint success indicators for the digital transition digital cooperation, inclusion, green growth,
of our societies. innovation, trust, agile policymaking, and
leadership.
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NISA (2020), Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector during COVID-19 pandemic
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R ead more in DIGITALEUROPE’s resources on cybersecurity.
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S uch as ZVEI, a member of DIGITALEUROPE, who collaborated with the German Federal Office for Information Security to produce
guidance to increase cybersecurity in hospitals., among other things.
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F or example, such frameworks offer ser vices that comply with the ISO/IEC 27000-series.
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Digital cooperation
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nclusion
G reen growth
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nnovation
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rust
Agile policymaking
Leadership
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Digital cooperation
To generate growth and remain competitive
in the global digital era, the EU and US should
cooperate on digital standards and laws,
based on shared values such as democracy,
protection of individual freedoms and human
rights, and the rule of law.
The ever-quickening pace of technological
progress, and the opportunities opened up
by the sharing and use of data, can only
be harnessed if they are embedded in a
shared approach based on safety, trust, and
harmonised standards, to encourage uptake
and further innovation.
TARGETS
Since the GDPR was enforced, and
evelop a joint Cloud Rulebook and champion
D especially with Schrems II challenging
this among other international partners the EU-US Privacy Shield, European tech
– compiling existing legislation, relevant users expect their personal data to be
standards, and codes of conduct – to enhance stored and processed in Europe. With
trust and boost cloud uptake. Working Group 1 the California Consumer Privacy Act
shaping up in the US, we now experience
upport the creation of an enhanced Privacy
S more and more American companies
Shield with a sustainable data-sharing demanding that personal data be stored
on servers located in the US.
agreement immune to legal challenge.
The new agreement should be based on
Re-establishing a proper EU-US
common data governance principles such alignment on data privacy and server
as due process, regulatory dialogue, non- locations – which is both legally sound
discrimination, security, and the rule of law. and trusted by the consumers – would
make it a lot easier for tech companies
While we acknowledge that Privacy Shield scaling in both markets to keep a single,
negotiations take place on a separate harmonised and high standard for
work-track to the TTC, we would like to secure data storage. Tech companies
highlight its importance here, because data operate in a global market, so the more
flows are a key enabler of the TTC’s work. global standards are, the better.
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Inclusion
Digital transformation must first and foremost TARGETS
make our lives better – providing better-paying
jobs, enhancing access to key services such etrain 20% of the workforce with digital skills,
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as healthcare and education, and supporting including the training of at least 250,000
women and minority groups to increase cybersecurity specialists across the Atlantic
participation in society. to address the EU’s 291,000 1 and the US’
465,000 2 skills gap. Working Group 9
This can only be achieved by equipping
Europeans and Americans with the right set rain 50% of SMEs to use big data analytics, as
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of digital skills, so that everyone can make the well as other business digitalisation efforts,
most of the opportunities of the digital era, such as adoption of AI. Working Group 9
and become in turn creators of technology
ourselves. reate joint R&D funding projects and joint
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digital skills training opportunities.
Working Group 9
t least 30% of ICT specialists should be
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women. Currently the US and the EU 3 are
hovering around 20%. Working Group 9
The biggest opportunities for an SME such as ours
are joint R&D funding and joint digital skills training
initiatives (in our case, in medical education).
Through the application of R&D, companies strive for
the development, design and improvement of their
products, services, and technologies. In addition
to creating new products and developing old ones,
investing in research and development connects
different parts of a company’s strategy and business
plan, such as marketing and cost reduction.
At present, technological development is essential
for an SME, so acquiring any new digital skill is an
investment in the future of SMEs.
Péter Kristóf,
Chief Innovation Officer, YourAnastomosis
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E NISA , Cybersecurity skills development in the EU, December 2019:
https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/the-status-of-cyber-security-education-in-the-european-union
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C yberseek, Cybersecurity supply/demand heat map, November 2021: https://www.cyberseek.org/heatmap.html
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I n 2020, 19% of ICT specialists in the EU were women (Eurostat, ISOC_SKS_ITSPS). While the US does not measure ICT specialists in
the same way, in 2020 only 25% of people employed in computer and mathematical occupations were women (U.S. Bureau of Labor
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Green growth
Digital is a fundamental enabler of the green pdate the EU’s and US’s national climate
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transition, and as both blocs have set targets action plans following COP26, fully recognising
for carbon emission reductions (in the range of the enabling power of digital to cut emissions.
50% to 55% by 2030, with the goal of becoming Working Group 2
net zero by 2050), it is urgent to further develop
green technologies. stablish a Transatlantic Green Technology
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Alliance to foster cooperation on the
Europe and the US must leverage digital to development and deployment of green
build a sustainable, low-carbon, and resource- technologies and promote markets to scale such
efficient economy and society, leading the rest technologies. 4 Working Group 2
of the world by example.
ork towards the establishment of a
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transatlantic procurement market based on
common standards and a joint approach to
TARGETS sustainable public procurement. Working Group 2
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educe greenhouse gas emissions by 35%
below their 2005 levels – through an ambitious
common framework of incentives and aligned
regulatory action for industry, with green digital
technologies at their heart. Working Group 2
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Leaders established the intention to work towards a Transatlantic Green Alliance during the EU-US Summit in Brussels on 15 June 2021. Cooperation
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Innovation
Digital transformation won’t happen without its
key infrastructure: high-speed networks such
as fibre and 5G to enable fast data sharing and
industry 4.0; increased research, development
and production of essential components
such as semiconductors; and robust systems
of cybersecurity to ensure that data and
intellectual property rights are secure and can
be safely exchanged.
All these heavily rely on fostering innovation
and creating the right business environment for
companies – especially the smaller ones – to
scale up. Europe and the US must invest in the
take-up of digital technologies and networks,
such as AI and 5G, supporting the creation of
cross-sectorial innovative ecosystems.
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L aunch a €100-million joint funding pilot for
SMEs in cooperation with NATO, boosting the
joint ecosystem on proactive security and
emerging technologies. Working Group 9
L aunch four major publicly-funded EU-US
semiconductor R&D projects by 2030, focused
on innovation across the whole value-chain,
from design to sustainable manufacturing,
assembly, and packaging. Working Group 3
et a minimum target of 3% of GDP on
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research and innovation. Working Groups 9 and 3
upport the creation of at least 300 new
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transatlantic unicorns, with the goal of
nurturing business creation and scaling-up
on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Trust
To counter fear and mistrust of
technological development, and
ensure everyone is safe in the online
environment, we must strengthen security
and protect citizens’ digital rights.
This means that we need alignment and
clear rules on data protection and online
content, so that citizens are safe in their
knowledge that their data is secure and
used for safe purposes. Collaboration
between governments and industry based
in the EU and US is essential to achieve
this.
TARGETS
Since our AI software for radiology
departments is heavily regulated, at et the highest levels of transparency
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Radiobotics we struggle specifically with the for digital businesses, helping to boost
difference in the EU’s and US’s regulatory clarity and online trust and enable each
pathways. It is a massive burden for us to individual user and consumer to make
comply with both the US Food and Drugs complete, informed decisions.
Administration and the EU Medical Devices Working Group 5
Regulation, not only financially, but also
in terms of the time it takes to get market et the standard for a safer internet
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clearance.
for citizens having agreed on common
principles drawn from EU and US legal
Even incremental steps towards alignment
would make a huge difference in how well we frameworks. Working Group 5 and 6
succeed in the future. For example, alignment
on AI standards, EU GDPR vs US Health nsure that patients on both sides of
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Insurance Portability and Accountability the Atlantic have access to trustworthy,
Act, or health data access and management digitally supported healthcare, by finding
would be extremely beneficial, so that we can agreement on frameworks for clinical and
focus on delivering great technology to the real-world data analysis and evidence
hospitals that are struggling to find the talent needed for safer and more effective
to analyse their medical images. diagnosis and treatment. Working Group 1
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Agile policymaking
Digitalisation and globalisation have TARGETS
changed the society at a speed we have
never experienced before. Long policymaking stablish a joint action task force that
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processes driven only by institutions are effectively monitors global supply chain
out-dated and not fit for the challenges we are challenges. Working Group 3
facing in the digital field and beyond.
To truly address the challenges we face and L aunch a pilot for a common transatlantic
help direct investments to key areas, the TTC data space to test data collaboration
needs to rely on hands-on experience and opportunities and data access needs for
knowledge of market demand, for example in SMEs. Working Groups 9 and 5
the semiconductors space.
reate a license-free bilateral regime that
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The TTC is a first-of-its-kind platform, and enables trade between the EU and US
as such, it is uniquely placed to promote of dual-use technologies included in the
innovative ways of regulating. These include Wassenaar Arrangement 5 without the need
stronger participation and involvement of for export licenses or filing requirements.
a broad range of perspectives – across Working Group 7
industries, across private and public actors,
across countries and generations – and more
effective ways of creating policies that address
real-life needs, such as regulatory sandboxes
to experiment in a controlled environment.
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he Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies is a multilateral agreement, to which
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both the EU and US are signatories. It is one of the pillars of the multilateral approach to export controls, which the TTC’s Inaugural Joint Statement
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Leadership
Innovative leadership recognises that rive collaboration on key, cross-cutting
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competition is global and that scale matters. areas for citizens’ wellbeing such as artificial
We need clear incentives to ensure that both EU intelligence, cybersecurity and green
and US companies have the means to look past technologies, focusing on how they intersect
their own borders and compete in a fair and (for instance, smart cities).
healthy way. Working Groups 1 and 2
To achieve this level-playing field, EU and uccessfully restore the centrality of the WTO
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US leaders should set out a clear vision and in international trade through a coordinated
roadmap on setting international standards to plan for reform, including shepherding the
advance the societal benefits of digitalisation negotiations for the WTO’s joint initiative on
and the green economy. e-commerce to a conclusion.
Working Group 10
TARGETS chieve a coherent application of export
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control measures amongst states participating
I dentify and work together on areas of in the Wassenaar Arrangement to facilitate
common understanding, in both bi-lateral lawful exports. Working Group 7
and multi-lateral settings (for instance, AI,
cybersecurity of connected devices, and
other new technologies). This in turn will
lay the basis for increased cooperation in
international standardisation bodies.
Working Groups 1 and 10
As a scale-up working with AI and machine learning
technologies, we believe that standardising AI regulations
across the EU and US would be beneficial. Working across
the regions is challenging when standards and regulations
differ significantly and constantly change. Better alignment
would lead to easier knowledge sharing, improved AI and
machine learning applications, and, most importantly, the
implementation of responsible AI practices.
Aligned AI standards would help us cater to customers in
both the EU and the US, providing everyone with top-tier
AI applications that follow the regulations in both
regions. We see cohesive AI standards as a natural step
forward in ensuring scale-ups can grow quickly on both
sides of the Atlantic. With cross-border AI standards,
companies like 2021.AI would be able to provide
solutions that can be scaled, and to reduce confusion
around regulations and requirements, leading to better
technology adoption and safer usage of AI.
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Founder and CEO, 2021.AIBECOMING TECH ALLIES: 24 TARGETS FOR THE EU-US TRADE 17 & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL BY 2024
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
SHORT-TERM SUCCESS
INDICATORS PER
WORKING GROUP
This section delves into specific, short-term KPIs for each TTC
Working Group, to be achieved over both an immediate timeframe,
coinciding with the second TTC meeting, and a slightly longer one
(up to one year). To make this goal-setting exercise truly impactful,
we suggest establishing a yearly review to assess progress and
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Working Group 1 – Technology standards
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
C
onduct a joint gap analysis of C
onduct a joint study exploring
current international standards for baseline guidance for AI systems.
AI systems.
Launch joint AI-sandbox
I ssue a joint declaration investment pilots to test
committing to advance trustworthy AI principles within
cooperation in international potential high-risk areas, e.g. AI for
technical standardisation on AI. cybersecurity and in education.
A
gree on common principles for
assessing AI risk levels.
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
CYBERSECURITY
C
onduct a joint gap analysis of C
onduct a joint study exploring
current standards for security of baseline requirements for the
connected devices. security of connected devices
and related software assurance
capabilities.
I nitiate a permanent dialogue
with NATO aimed at facilitating
alignment of funds for joint
cybersecurity research and
innovation projects.
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stablish a joint task force
on conformity assessment for
connected device security.
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stablish a joint task force
on advancing cooperation
in international standards
development including on
software assessment, 5G security,
risk management, incident
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CROSS-SECTOR GROWTH
P
ublish a joint survey focused
on SMEs and start-ups to find
the biggest standards-related
roadblocks to growth.
The biggest barrier that we face when
scaling up are the differences in European
and US regulations directly applicable
to our products and the industries which
we operate in. Some of these differences
include compliance of radio frequencies,
technical classifications of aircrafts (in our
case, drones), and protection of privacy and
personal data.
These differences force our company
to have multiple variants of the same
products to comply with regulations in
both markets, which in turn demand larger
capital investments, and more time spent on
development or adaptation of our products,
eventually resulting in slower growth and
expansion.
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HEALTH
stablish a joint task force for health
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ork towards a mutual
data under Working Group 1 to: recognition agreement between
■ Discuss and collaborate on the FDA and EMA to harmonise
common data interoperability recognition of evidence data
standards and exchange formats of in-silico trials for Advanced
for health data (on Software as a Therapeutic Medical Products
Medical Device, genome profiling, (ATMP).
biomarkers) to improve data use
and re-use potential. E
stablish a working group with
■ Develop a coherent approach to representatives from industry,
access and processing of data European Data Protection Board,
to help address preparedness for European Commission and US
pandemics, and rare and chronic Federal Trade Commission to
diseases. compile information on experiences
■ D raw up a set of contractual with health data transfers and how
clauses for transatlantic health issues can be addressed.
data transfers.
D
evelop a template data use
A
gree on common definitions for agreement and consent form
pharmaceutical research and clause that will facilitate data
regulatory purposes, such as for transfers, and which can be
real-world data and evidence. adopted by EU and US researchers,
Generally, even on the conceptual pharmaceutical and medical
level divergence exist between device companies, and healthcare
the European Medicines Agency providers.
(EMA) and the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
AI has the power to improve healthcare outcomes, for
which it needs data. It will be key to aggregate data sets
from the US and EU to build representative and effective
solutions, therefore we need a sustainable and clear
agreement for transatlantic data transfers.
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For us, the most beneficial areas for alignment between the
EU and US would concern regulation of medical devices – in
particular, in our case, regulation of software as medical
device – and AI standards.
As it stands, we have to go through two different sets of
procedures and follow two different sets of standards to
bring the same product on the market (ultimately to the
same type of patients), which increases length and thus
costs of obtaining all necessary approvals.
Furthermore, because AI in healthcare is so novel, there is
uncertainty in both the EU and US markets around health
data and pharmaceutical research. This is why it would be
great to have at least a common understanding of these
concepts, risks and applications, to support entities like ours
in a faster rollout of our products.
István Peták,
CEO, Oncompass Medicine
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For the next TTC meeting 1 year
WTO PRINCIPLES
A
gree to support universal respect P
roduce a joint statement in
for the WTO Principles for the support of the WTO Principles for
Development of International the Development of International
Standards 6 . This includes Standards and firmly state
transparent stakeholder and opposition to standardisation
industry involvement, with a focus approaches in the digital
towards developing solutions that ecosystem deviating from these
address market needs and, where principles.
relevant, support the pragmatic
realisation of regulatory objectives
including with the use of voluntary
international standards. This
shall apply to the work in other
Working Groups when it comes to
standardisation.
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Working Group 2 – Climate and green tech
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
I ssue a joint EU-US declaration on V
ia the EU-US Joint Financial
accelerating sustainable economic Regulatory Forum, agree on
activities in all sectors using digital principles for a joint taxonomy
technologies as an enabler. defining sustainable economic
activities both in the EU and US,
I dentify key common actions and keeping in mind the important
agree on a transatlantic roadmap role of digital as an enabler for
for incentives and governance greening most economic sectors.
framework, to boost the uptake
of digital technologies and to D
efine key aspects of a joint
decarbonise the most energy- approach to sustainable standards
intensive industries (such as the in public procurement. 8
building and construction sector,
which currently represents 40% of C
ollaborate on setting
global CO2 emissions). international standards for carbon
footprint measurement and digital
Such a roadmap should include enablement.
joint R&D investment programmes,
enhanced data-sharing initiatives E
xplore possibilities to
for sustainability, fostering green reconstitute global convergence
digital skills, and identifying key and international collaboration
areas for regulatory approaches. 7 based on the positive outcomes of
successful initiatives such as the EU
ENERGY STAR. 9
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D IGITALEUROPE has put for ward 8 ideas to accelerate the green and digital transition:
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Working Group 3 – Secure supply chains
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
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et up a stakeholder roundtable A
dopt emergency mechanisms,
involving EU and US companies lifting export requirements
both upstream and downstream between EU and US for chips,
to map strengths and weaknesses semiconductor equipment and
in the semiconductor space, 10 raw materials in case of critical
and identify tangible areas for shortages.
improvement in both jurisdictions.
Possible synergies should be A
gree on measures to enhance
explored with the European mobility of specialised
Alliance on Processors and semiconductor workers (i.e.
Semiconductor Technologies. machinery operators, research,
design and packaging) across the
Atlantic.
D
efine a long-term, joint
semiconductor strategy based
on investments for increased
production, enhanced bilateral
trade, and the sharing of
know-how and technology on
mutually determined terms.
The strategy must be designed
around a need to foster
cooperation towards increased
capacity across the full
semiconductor value chain.11 It
should examine incentives and
other global best practices to be
replicated on both sides of the
Atlantic.12
10
ee here ZVEI's discussion paper on a Semiconductor Strategy for Germany and Europe. The publication points to how a thriving
S
microelectronics ecosystem in Europe would benefit Europe’s entire industrial base:
https://www.digitaleurope.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ZVEI_Semiconductor-strategy-for-Germany-and-Europe.pdf
11
T he joint strategy should also look to imitate and incorporate global best practices. For example, Korea will introduce a 40-50% tax
credit for investments in R&D chip equipment, and a 10-20% tax break for purchases of new facilities.
12
S pecific tax credits for chip manufacturing including examples in the US are outlined in this document along with barriers such as
long delays for building permits that need to be addressed:
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Working Group 4 – ICT security and competitiveness
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
P
roduce a joint statement on L
aunch a joint conference on
cooperation on 6G research. infrastructure investment in third
countries to bridge the digital
E
stablish a joint task force on divide.
security assessment, including
cloud certification. P
roduce a joint statement on
cooperation between the EU’s
E
stablish a joint task force to Global Gateway strategy and
address information sharing similar US initiatives.
for cyber threat information,
operational collaboration to D
evelop a joint strategy
address threats, and reducing to increase cooperation
duplicity on incident reporting on approaches to security
regimes. assessment and certification to
reduce barriers.
With both NIS2 and US federal
incident reporting proposals I dentify approaches to increase
progressing, there is an opportunity cooperation on information
to reduce fragmentation between sharing and reduce fragmentation
regimes and leverage mutual of incident reporting requirements.
approaches to reporting from
an operational and regulatory M
odernise regulatory systems
perspective. for ICT product compliance,
through e-labelling solutions
and transatlantic acceptance and
recognition thereof.
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Working group 5 – Data governance and
technology platforms
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
D
evelop common principles E
nsure transparency on the
for a safer internet, inspired treatment of data online, helping
by the Digital Services Act and to boost clarity and trust and
Communications Decency Act, enable each individual user and
including a common approach consumer to make complete,
to addressing algorithmic informed decisions.
amplification and common
principles for researchers’ access to E
stablish bilateral principles
platforms. and governance, covering issues
such as due process, regulatory
P
roduce common templates to dialogue, non-discrimination,
facilitate transparency reporting. security, and the rule of law to
guide future engagement and
E
nsure that the EU-US Joint outcomes under the TTC.
Technology Competition Policy
Dialogue and TTC Working Group
5 exchange views regularly to
avoid operating in silos.
E
nsure that EU and US industry
and civil society stakeholders
can contribute to a transatlantic
dialogue on platform and data
governance issues and that TTC
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Working Group 6 – Misuse of technology
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
egin systematically inviting
B W
ork together in international
US expert stakeholders (e.g. fora on the shared goal of
the National Centre for Missing eliminating terrorist content
and Exploited Children) to the online by encouraging additional
EU Internet Forum Ministerial countries and partners to sign the
meeting to facilitate a harmonised Christchurch Call for action.13
approach to emerging challenges
online and share best practices for
content moderation. Reciprocate
with equivalent US issue groups.
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Working Group 7 – Export controls14
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
A
lign on common criteria A
gree harmonised licence
for what type of emerging validity periods, providing more
technologies would require business stability and facilitating
controls. Alignment will create a lawful exports by better aligning
basis for a coordinated approach licensing with the long-term nature
to an ever-evolving environment. of many overseas commercial
Any new approaches must be relationships.16
translated to the multilateral level
(Wassenaar Arrangement) which is S
ynchronise Wassenaar adoption
recognised as most effective in the timelines to reaffirm commitment
TTC’s Inaugural Joint Statement. to the multilateral approach.
Currently the EU and US adopt
A
dopt agreed definitions of Wassenaar controls on different
software and use of cloud timelines, adding to the compliance
for tech transfers to ensure a burden faced by exporters.
pragmatic approach to intangible
exports. Aligning approaches and P
roduce a joint statement
standards on intangible transfers, declaring mutual understanding
including on software as a service that national export control
(SaaS) will ensure a level playing regulation should not have an
field for all exporters.15 extraterritorial reach on items
subject to export controls.
14
I n December 2021 DIGITALEUROPE published its full list of concrete proposals for the TTC’s working group on export controls cooperation:
https://www.digitaleurope.org/resources/digitaleurope-priorities-for-the-ttc-working-group-on-export-controls-cooperation/
15
A s we lay out in our Position on Export Controls Tech Transfers, the EU definition of “export” is also currently ambiguous as it relates to
intangible transfers of software and technology: https://www.digitaleurope.org/resources/export-controls-tech-transfers/
16
H armonising license validity periods to favour longer periods does not mean that the licenses cannot be revoked by authorities
if conditions upon which licenses were granted change and would therefore facilitate exports and create a level-playing field
without creating any additional risks for the respective governments.BECOMING TECH ALLIES:
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Working Group 8 – Investment screening
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
P
roduce a common work L
aunch a robust exchange of
programme that lays out how best practices on foreign direct
information about investment investment (FDI) screening.
screening mechanisms will be
exchanged. I nvolve like-minded partners
in discussions with a view to
reaffirming their commitment to
openness to FDI.
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Working Group 9 – Promoting SME access to and
use of digital tools
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
I ssue a joint EU-US commitment S
et up an EU-US tech scale-up
to offer digital skills in public accelerator to increase
schools by 2025, including training cooperation in connecting capital
opportunities and programmes for with scale-ups, including in AI and
skilling and reskilling teachers. cybersecurity.17
A
gree on ambitious joint L
aunch joint investment
targets to address the gap in programmes on key tech skills
professionals and expertise in including in AI, quantum, cyber
key digital technology fields, such and align definition of curricula
as semiconductor design and and certification.
production, AI, data governance,
cybersecurity and quantum S
ign a joint pledge for increased
computing. government funding to support
education programmes and
A
gree on ambitious joint targets institutions, and for the creation
and KPIs for upskilling citizens and of a government-funded EU-US
workers, including KPIs to bridge training centre, providing
the digital gender gap. education in areas such as
cybersecurity, AI, and cloud
S
hare best practices on computing. Case studies on digital
approaches, methods and education, skills and inclusion 18
innovative software solutions for should provide a starting point for
government and the public sector. this endeavour.
E
xplore methods to increase
the availability and access for
workers, with digital skills best
training practices from the EU
and US, for example through
apprenticeships.
One of the most significant barriers for a small company to
scale in Europe, compared with the US, is access to funding.
EU start-ups still lag behind US start-ups in equity-based
funding by more than 50%.
Mervyn O'Callaghan,
Founder and CEO, CameraMatics
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I mproving investment frameworks is one of the key recommendations from scale-ups on addressing structural barriers to growth
from DIGITALEUROPE’s “Scaling in Europe” report: https://www.digitaleurope.org/resources/scaling-in-europe/
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There is a strong need for sharing best practices on
approach, methods and standard platform software in
order to show both EU and US markets that innovative
solutions are available.
For small companies, it would be beneficial to have
access to high-ranking officials and politicians in order
to discuss how to improve governments’ ability to deliver
results faster, better, more cheaply, and with lower risks.
For example, cBrain has developed a standard digital
administration platform based on best practices from
Denmark, which is widely recognised as a pioneer in
e-government services.
Increasing dialogue with government leaders will lead
to increased mutual knowledge of the impact of such
platforms, helping improve public sector procurement.
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Working Group 10 – Global trade challenges
For the next TTC meeting 1 year
P
roduce a common work plan B
uild a coalition of like-minded
on how best to reform the countries for a meaningful reform
WTO, including by producing an of the WTO.
ambitious timeline for finalising
the Joint Statement Initiative P
resent a joint report to political
negotiations on e-commerce and leaders and other stakeholders,
for kicking-off negotiations for detailing how Working Group
the geographical and product 10 has contributed to avoiding
expansion of the Information new and unnecessary technical
Technology Agreement (ITA3). barriers for emerging technology.
Industry should be involved in this
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hare information on which process and be able to provide
measures each party is input.
implementing to address
common challenges and market
distortions. This remains key to
avoiding barriers and limiting
the administrative burden on
businesses.
P
roduce a common work plan on
how to avoid new and unnecessary
technical barriers in emerging
technology, actively organising
regular industry consultations
and seeking input on new and
unnecessary technical barriers in
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to the following executives and companies for sharing their views on EU-US
digital cooperation, which you can read in this publication:
2021.ai, Mikael Munck, Denmark
cBrain, Ejvind Jørgensen, Denmark
CameraMatics, Mervyn O'Callaghan,
Ireland
ContractBook, Niels Martin Brøchner,
Denmark
Oncompass Medicine, István Peták,
Hungary
Orqa FPV, Ivan Jelušić, Croatia
Radiobotics, Stine Mølgaard Sørensen,
Denmark
Robovision, Jonathan Berte, Belgium
YourAnastomosis, Péter Kristóf, Hungary
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